George Lucas

Strong with the Force, the Kennedy Center is. George Lucas, the "Star Wars" filmmaker, has been named one of six honorees for the annual Kennedy Center Honors, which will be presented in a ceremony Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C., organizers announced Wednesday. The other honorees are actresses Rita Moreno and Cicely Tyson; conductor Seiji Ozawa; songwriter Carole King; and the rock band the Eagles. A broadcast version of the ceremony is scheduled to air on CBS on Dec. 29. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to attend the ceremony, per presidential custom. Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter said in a release Wednesday,...

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